A little over three months since fighting broke out in Sudan’s capital Khartoum between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF), successive peace initiatives have run aground given the seeming determination on both sides that a military solution is theirs to win. The ground situation is grim: reports say the army controls most […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The military coup in the west African state of Niger last week has underscored a cocktail of other issues including Russia’s role, allegedly through the Wagner Group, and the region’s hopes of realising the Trans-Saharan Pipeline. But first the Russian angle. Geopolitical analyst Velina Tchakarova believes the coup needed to be seen in […]Read More
Former diplomat Anil Trigunayat has extensive experience of Africa, having served in Nigeria, C’ote D’Ivoire and Libya. Currently Distinguished Fellow at the VIF, he spoke extensively to StratNews Global’s Ashwin Ahmad, on the situation in Sudan, how the evacuation is being carried out and the role of the Indian embassy in Khartoum, the External Affairs […]Read More
NEW DELHI: When two generals, allies until five days ago, fall apart, this is what happens: Sudan is seeing the army chief Gen Burhan, and the commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Force Gen Dagalo, slugging it out in the streets of Khartoum and other cities, using every weapon to hand, from small arms and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India’s strong and expanding partnership with countries on the south-eastern coast of Africa will once again be in the spotlight during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Mozambique this week. Jaishankar, who kicked off his Africa trip from Uganda on Monday, arrives in Maputo on Thursday to further stimulate and build upon […]Read More
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